Marking the Indian Boundary Line

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Marking the Indian Boundary Line

Description

Since Hamtramck has assumed command in the absense of General Wilkinson, he is to provide assistance to the Surveyor General in the drawing of the Indian boundary lines.

year created

1799

month created

05

day created

12

sent from location

New York

sent to location

Fort Wayne

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Colonel John Hamtramck
Alexander Hamilton
Brigadier General [James] Wilkinson
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
Surveyor General
Secretary of War [McHenry]

notable location

New York
Fort Wayne
Seat of Government [Philadelphia]

notable item/thing

Indian boundary line
past disappointments

document number

1799051237001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) WGX04 (2 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers ADF, AHP, LC, R:18.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient John Francis Hamtramck Fort Wayne [n/a]